@scotty30717 I have to disagree with you about the Xbox One price. £429 includes the Console, Kinect & Fifa 14. The PS4 is £349 if you then include FIFA 14 alone and your suddenly up to £391 (going off prices from Amazon). Throw in the Playstation Eye (£54.99) and your up to £445.99. Suddenly the difference between the two don't look so great for Sony.
I wouldn't get two carried away with thoughts that it will become a two horse race between Nintendo and Sony any time soon.
I got myself a copy due to having the 30% off that was offered with Pikmin 3. I played it for about 30 minutes and thought it kinda sucked and turned it off. Doesn't suprise me that it hasn't sold loads.
@JusticeColde strange that he has said nothing negative about xbox one. Because I have heard him say Microsoft have been arrogant and that the console is about $100 overpriced. Also that he expects it to be outsold by PS4 and then Microsoft drop price. But nothing negative at all.
@Damo Not really because had someone else directed it the look and feel of the movie would have been dramatically different and would have performed differently at the box office!
Going by the logic that it almost ruined his career then you should add Danny Devito to it as he too turned down the part of Mario!!
How did it "almost ruin the career of Harold Ramis"? He had nothing to do with the making of it apart from having been offered the Directors job, which he turned down.
@Fudgewhizzle How much money do you actually think a small niche gaming community would generate when compared to the cost of continuing to make AAA titles if the analysts are correct in predicting migration to mobile gaming.
I read that there is a drop in traditional gaming sales by 25% year on year. Surely it would make traditional consoles a non sustainable business!!
But will it? NO!!! Subpar products will be continued to be released and people will continue to compain about them. What exactly does the irate gamer want?? Figure out how much time he wasted playing it and then paying for his time or a refund because that is essentially all its worth!!
@TheRealThanos Like I said all it takes is one of the 3 companies I mentioned to decide it wants a piece of the action and the bottom drops out of traditional gaming!! I have already read rumours about Apple TV getting an app store for games in maybe the next version.
As much as people like to bang on about "Its not real gaming" it still completely buggered the handheld market everywhere (apart from Japan). Plus if you can play the same games you have already bought for your phone on it for no extra cost (which Apple already do between iPad and iPhone). Goodbye Next Gen!!
I have no faith in the next Gen of console. I can see them coming out at a heavily inflated price of about $700 and setting off with a sluggish start. I can also see the Ouya as been the catalyst for a massive selection of affordable android consoles that will heavily reduce the already dwindling number of gamers in the world. Plus with cloud gaming coming (at a slow pace) like onlive etc I am not convinced there will be a need for very very expensive propriety hardware. The Ouya was planned to launch with Onlive installed on it.
I am not suggesting that the Ouya is the console killer but I have a sneeky suspicion that if it sells well (its almost sold out 3 months prior to launch) one of the big companies will decide to invest. Imagine how much money Apple, Samsung or Google could throw into marketing a $99 console that would play games you already run on your phones.
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Re: Wii U Deluxe Model Gets Official $50 Price Cut in North America
@scotty30717 I have to disagree with you about the Xbox One price. £429 includes the Console, Kinect & Fifa 14. The PS4 is £349 if you then include FIFA 14 alone and your suddenly up to £391 (going off prices from Amazon). Throw in the Playstation Eye (£54.99) and your up to £445.99. Suddenly the difference between the two don't look so great for Sony.
I wouldn't get two carried away with thoughts that it will become a two horse race between Nintendo and Sony any time soon.
Re: The Wonderful 101 Struggles In Its First Week At Japanese Retail
I got myself a copy due to having the 30% off that was offered with Pikmin 3. I played it for about 30 minutes and thought it kinda sucked and turned it off. Doesn't suprise me that it hasn't sold loads.
Re: Pachter: Without Third Party Support Nintendo Fans May End Up Buying A Second Console
@JusticeColde strange that he has said nothing negative about xbox one. Because I have heard him say Microsoft have been arrogant and that the console is about $100 overpriced. Also that he expects it to be outsold by PS4 and then Microsoft drop price. But nothing negative at all.
Re: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Getting a 20th Anniversary Screening In LA
@Damo Not really because had someone else directed it the look and feel of the movie would have been dramatically different and would have performed differently at the box office!
Going by the logic that it almost ruined his career then you should add Danny Devito to it as he too turned down the part of Mario!!
Re: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Getting a 20th Anniversary Screening In LA
How did it "almost ruin the career of Harold Ramis"? He had nothing to do with the making of it apart from having been offered the Directors job, which he turned down.
Re: Smartphones And Tablets To Be "Primary Screen For Gamers" By 2017
@Fudgewhizzle How much money do you actually think a small niche gaming community would generate when compared to the cost of continuing to make AAA titles if the analysts are correct in predicting migration to mobile gaming.
I read that there is a drop in traditional gaming sales by 25% year on year. Surely it would make traditional consoles a non sustainable business!!
Re: Sega and Gearbox Sued By Irate Gamer Over "Misleading" Aliens: Colonial Marines Footage
But will it? NO!!! Subpar products will be continued to be released and people will continue to compain about them. What exactly does the irate gamer want?? Figure out how much time he wasted playing it and then paying for his time or a refund because that is essentially all its worth!!
Waste of time and money!
Re: Sega and Gearbox Sued By Irate Gamer Over "Misleading" Aliens: Colonial Marines Footage
What a waste of time and money for the sake of a £40 game. It's pathetic!
Re: Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies Pushed to Second in Japanese Charts
Nothing for months then 4 games get released on the same day in march!! Best put some cash on one side for at least 3 of them.
Re: Scribblenauts Unlimited Delayed In Europe
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Next game I have preordered appears to be March 28th!!!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Oh well more time to play Ni No Kuni!
Re: EA: Excited About New Generation Which Is "Yet to Come"
@TheRealThanos Like I said all it takes is one of the 3 companies I mentioned to decide it wants a piece of the action and the bottom drops out of traditional gaming!! I have already read rumours about Apple TV getting an app store for games in maybe the next version.
As much as people like to bang on about "Its not real gaming" it still completely buggered the handheld market everywhere (apart from Japan). Plus if you can play the same games you have already bought for your phone on it for no extra cost (which Apple already do between iPad and iPhone). Goodbye Next Gen!!
Re: EA: Excited About New Generation Which Is "Yet to Come"
I have no faith in the next Gen of console. I can see them coming out at a heavily inflated price of about $700 and setting off with a sluggish start. I can also see the Ouya as been the catalyst for a massive selection of affordable android consoles that will heavily reduce the already dwindling number of gamers in the world. Plus with cloud gaming coming (at a slow pace) like onlive etc I am not convinced there will be a need for very very expensive propriety hardware. The Ouya was planned to launch with Onlive installed on it.
I am not suggesting that the Ouya is the console killer but I have a sneeky suspicion that if it sells well (its almost sold out 3 months prior to launch) one of the big companies will decide to invest. Imagine how much money Apple, Samsung or Google could throw into marketing a $99 console that would play games you already run on your phones.
Re: Review: New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U)
I plan to get a copy of this myself!!
Re: Nintendo of Europe Gives Free Retail Game to 3DS XL Owners
Got Professor Layton!! Thank you Nintendo!!
Re: 3DS Continues Hardware Sales Dominance in Japan
Goodbye Vita!!
Re: Satoru Iwata Provides the Ultimate Wii U Unboxing
Legend!
Re: Reggie Promises Steady Stream Of Wii U Consoles
Already got mine on preorder! Would much prefer they confirm a steady stream of games after launch!!
Re: Wii U Price And Release Dates Confirmed
@bennyt I did the same! Check your account coz they have now put it up to £289
Re: Wii U Price And Release Dates Confirmed
Was going to order one when Amazon had the price at £265 but at £285 I am gonna pass!
Re: Live: Wii U Preview
Amazon have the White model for £199.99